เกี้ยว

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See also: เกี่ยว and เกี๊ยว

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicเกี้ยว
e k ī ˆ y w
RomanizationPaiboongîao
Royal Institutekiao
(standard) IPA(key)/kia̯w˥˩/(R)

Etymology 1

Compare English crown.

Noun

เกี้ยว • (gîao)

  1. (if belonging to a royal person: พระ~) garland-like headgear for adorning a topknot.
  2. (if belonging to a royal person: พระ~) decorative object for adorning a topknot or headgear in a similar manner.
a Siamese princess wears a garland-like kiao on her topknot
traditional dancers wear kiao on their heads
flower-like kiao around a nobleman's headgear
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

เกี้ยว • (gîao) (abstract noun การเกี้ยว)

  1. to bind, coil, embed, entwine, surround, or wrap around, especially in a tight or firm manner.
  2. to alter, to change; to twist, to distort.
  3. to court; to flirt; to woo.

Noun

เกี้ยว • (gîao)

  1. (historical) (ผ้า~) a piece of cloth traditionally used by a nobleman to wrap around the belly.
  2. (historical) (ผ้า~) also known as สมปัก: a type of cloth traditionally used by a royal person or nobleman to wrap around the lower part of the body or used to envelop manuscripts.
a Siamese nobleman wraps kiao around his belly
a Siamese nobleman wraps kiao around the lower part of his body as trousers

Derived terms

Chinese litter

Etymology 3

From Hokkien 轎 / 轿 (kiāu, “palanquin”).

Noun

เกี้ยว • (gîao) (classifier หลัง)

  1. Chinese litter; Chinese palanquin
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